Husband kills woman after row over ‘affair’

TNN | Updated: Oct 15, 2018, 1:32 IST

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NOIDA: A 32-year-old woman was stabbed to death by her husband at their rented accommodation in Salarpur village on Sunday morning following a domestic dispute. The woman, identified as Uma Devi, belonged to Banda district in UP. Uma Devi got married to Raja Babu (34) in 2006. Babu, a labourer in a private company, suspected his wife of having illicit relationship with one of his friends. “The couple has three young kids—one boy aged seven and two girls aged four and two years. Two of them are with a neighbour at the moment who is from the same village in Banda district. The older girl is, however, taken away by the accused. The woman’s family has been informed and they are on their way,” Shwetabh Pandey, circle officer III, told TOI. According to police, Raja hacked to death Uma with a sharp-edged weapon in the morning. After killing her, he fled from the house and also took his four-year-old daughter with him. Neighbours contacted the police and informed them about the crime.

“Two days ago, the couple shifted to a new rented house. They were living in another rented accommodation in the same area. However, the landlord had thrown them out because of their daily fights. “We have to recover the weapon used in the crime,” Pandey said. “No FIR has been registered so far. We are waiting for the family to come and file a complaint,” said a police officer. The accused, an employee with a private company, is absconding. “A police team is on the lookout for him. His phone is off at the moment. We are trying to trace it,” said the cirle officer.